The husband who forced her to marry her couldn't keep her warm, and she didn't want him to

Gu Jinchu put away the confession signed by the eldest wife.

It was she who intended to do this last night. Given the character of the eldest wife's family, who knows what they might do in the future for wealth and glory.

It was the grandmother who said that she would be the villain, so that they would be afraid of the Zheng family and would not throw dirty water on Gu Jinchu, their niece who had just come of age.

Zhou watched the two pillars of the family being taken away and bit her lower lip to calm herself.

Fortunately, he had a silver shop and a house outside in these years. Although he was reluctant to leave, he was still wary of the Zheng family.

Some of them were very old, some were incapable of doing anything, and some were pregnant. Three generations of women supported each other and walked away without looking back.

Gu Wen looked at the backs of his grandmother and stepmother. No one from the main house spoke to him. He stood there alone for a long time.

Gu Jinchu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Forget about what happened in the first half of your life. I will convince my father to adopt you under his name. In the future, you will be the eldest son of the second wife."

Gu Wen's eyes turned red and he shouted, "Elder sister..."

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Before daybreak, lights were lit in the study rooms of several mansions in Shengjing.

The Ningyang Marquisate and the Gao family already knew that Gu Jinhui and his son were going to be imprisoned.

"Didn't we agree on this...why did it suddenly..." Lu Anhe took two big steps in the study.

Although the scientific examination cheating case caused a lot of controversy, there has been no news for such a long time. Everyone thought it would be easily covered up. After all, there were too many people involved.

He changed his mind and decided that as a military general, what did all this have to do with him? He would just cancel the engagement.

Anyway, he didn't like the status of the Gu family's main house.

He ordered his servants to find Madam Lu.

When Mrs. Lu heard that Lu Anhe wanted to cancel the engagement, she showed no reaction on her face, but her words were very ruthless:

"That Gu Jinyu seems to be a bit petty. Last time we met, she even brought up the topic of betrothal gifts. How could marrying our Xiu Huai mean that the Gu family is marrying up..."

Lu Anhe was impatient to listen to her talk about these things and interrupted her.

"Gu Jinhui and his son have been imprisoned. If Zhou comes to your house to plead for mercy, you can cancel the engagement. But don't be too harsh, after all, the second branch of the Gu family still has such an in-law."

As the couple was talking, a servant came over and said that Mrs. Gu had come with some people.

After hearing this, Mrs. Lu glanced at her husband, stood up and straightened the non-existent wrinkles on her sleeves.

"I don't care what in-laws he has in the first or second house. The more I think about that Gu Jinyu, the more I feel that he is not worthy of being on the stage."

"I'll take care of this matter, husband. Women are good at communicating with each other."

After saying this in a haughty manner, with the maids and old women following behind him, he did not invite Zhou and the others into the main hall, but just asked them to wait at the corner door, where the servants rested and drank tea.

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Gu Huanian was still a little dazed after returning. The Gu family was still a bustling scene yesterday.

Even the eldest princess came to be the guest of honor for his eldest daughter.

As glorious as he was then, he is now as shameful and miserable as he was then.

A good family fell apart. He used to think of himself as the pillar of the Gu family, but he was harmed so miserably by his closest blood relatives.

He had dark circles under his eyes from not sleeping all night. After being escorted by Zheng's family to get the divorce papers from Zheng, he looked at the house where he had lived for many years and felt a little distraught for a moment.

Gu Jinchu and others were in the small study in Zizhu Pavilion, watching his father pack his things one by one, his slow movements revealing obvious reluctance.

"Father, are all your private accounts with Li Xianglian?" After asking this, she realized that her grandmother and aunt had all left, and why she didn't see Li Xianglian and her daughter.

When Gu Huanian heard Gu Jinchu ask this, a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face.

Zheng rarely interfered with the affairs of his study, and she still didn't know how much private money he had.

"Last night, my father gave Li Xianglian a letter of divorce, so those things must be taken back."

I have no choice but to briefly talk about what he has. Those lands and house deeds will be his support in the future.

Since Gu Huanian divorced Li Xianglian, he had no intention of giving her anything, and the house where the Li family lives is still his.

Planning to drive them out, the first thing is to have a safe place to stay in Shengjing.

Thinking about his later years, he couldn't help but feel regretful and unwilling to let the first wife go so easily.

They were running a shop together, but there were too many interests involved, forcing him to compromise.

He looked at Gu Jinchu and sighed, saying: "Sister Yan is my flesh and blood after all, Sister Chu, in the future you sisters... I will only have you two sisters..."

Gu Jinchu only said, "If Gu Yan didn't have those bad habits of her biological mother, I could live in peace with her. But, father, we will all get married in the future."

He paused and watched the expression on his father's face change constantly.

His father would never have any offspring in this life. The mastermind behind this was his own elder brother. The one who sent him into the abyss was Li Xianglian, his childhood cousin with whom he grew up.

Now that everything has fallen through, even his biological mother, Gu Li, has chosen her eldest son between him and Gu Huaqing.

Just because Gu Huaqing has a son, he wants to have descendants to worship him.

Gu Huanian has always defended those so-called family members in front of his eldest daughter. At this moment, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed and regretful, and he began to agree with the confession.

Gu Jinchu felt that it was almost time to go, so he waved to Gu Wen who was outside the door to come in.

He pulled him to stand in front of Gu Huanian and said, "Father, although Wen Ge'er is the illegitimate son of the eldest wife, he almost died at the hands of Zhou several times."

Gu Wen was no longer worried these days. Not only did he grow taller, but his little face also gradually became more open.

The Gu family members all have fair skin and look similar. Gu Jinchu went on to say, "The teacher at the clan school said that Brother Wen is good at his studies. If he is trained well, he will achieve great things in the future."

"Father, why don't you adopt Brother Wen as your own? That way, you and Aunt Qiu will have something to look forward to, and you won't let such a good talent like him go to waste."

When Gu Huanian heard Gu Jinchu say this, he knew that it was rare for his eldest daughter to think so far ahead at her age.

If someone had suggested to him to adopt a boy from his clan before yesterday, he would have cursed at him and would definitely not have any contact with that person in the future.

Now, having a son by his side is his best option, there is no reason for him to disagree.

Qiu Wen on the side also looked at Gu Jinchu with gratitude, as she now had someone to rely on in the future.

Gu Jinchu smiled and said to Gu Wen who was standing beside her:

"Brother Wen, why don't you kowtow to your father? If you have any questions in the clan school, you can come home and ask your father. The teachers in the clan school are not as knowledgeable as your father."

Gu Wen knelt down with a thud and kowtowed loudly. Although his voice was a little hoarse, he shouted respectfully, "Father!"

Gu Huanian couldn't stop nodding, and all the grievances and embarrassment in his heart were made up for in an instant.

At this time, a servant came in from outside. It was Zhang Shun who had been with Gu Huanian for a long time. "Master, something happened to the fourth young lady..."